RI wants win in ASEAN swim meet

RI wants win in ASEAN swim meet

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia aims to grab the overall title in the
fourth Southeast Asian Students Swimming Championships in the
Senayan swimming pool from Aug. 23 to Aug. 25.

The Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) official in charge
of technical committee, Gerald P. Item, told a press conference
on Thursday that PRSI would field 10 swimmers. Seven of them
competed in the just concluded Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in
Brunei Darussalam last week.

The seven swimmers are Hendrik Eko, Steven Chandra, Akbar
Nasution, Siripiya Sutanto, Ati Yuliani, Nancy Suryaatmadja and
Dyah Ayu Rahmani. While three others -- Hanny Prasetyo, Delfina
and Hery Yudianto -- will make their international debut here.

Only four countries -- Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam
-- have confirmed they will compete. The Philippines is not
sending its athletes due to financial problem while Singapore
withdrew at the last minutes due to the uncertain security
condition following riots in Batam. (yan)